I have bought SGS 3 from retail shop in India. But I'm in Sri Lanka. when I insert my sim and start the phone, It's says "No Sim". I can't access to the Mobile Networks also. Please someone know solution for this please let me know soon.
Ensure the Sim is pushed all the way into the slot and locked. Push it in against the spring and it should clip in.
Try another Sim?
Is you Sim damaged? Did you cut it?
Did you buy the phone Sim unlocked?
Edit: Is your Sim card activated with your carrier?
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UpInTheAir said:
Ensure the Sim is pushed all the way into the slot and locked. Push it in against the spring and it should clip in.
Try another Sim?
Is you Sim damaged? Did you cut it?
Did you buy the phone Sim unlocked?
Edit: Is your Sim card activated with your carrier?
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I insert it correctly.
Sim isn't damage. Signal bars are showing
Yep My phone is unlocked.
Sim Card is activated with the carrier
eranda84 said:
I insert it correctly.
Sim isn't damage. Signal bars are showing
Yep My phone is unlocked.
Sim Card is activated with the carrier
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Signal bars will show even without any sim card. Did you get a micro sim from your provider or did you cut a normal sized sim? If you cut it, then it may be damaged.
If you have a sim adapter, try it with your old phone. Otherwise, try your card with another phone which accepts micro sim. Or, try another micro sim with your gs3. if nothing works, then you probably need to bring it in for servicing.
UpInTheAir said:
Ensure the Sim is pushed all the way into the slot and locked. Push it in against the spring and it should clip in.
Try another Sim?
Is you Sim damaged? Did you cut it?
Did you buy the phone Sim unlocked?
Edit: Is your Sim card activated with your carrier?
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Even if the phone is not unlocked/ not activated, it should still ask for a PIN code, and recognize the SIM, it will just say: "No network/No Signal"... I got my phone yesterday, and the SIM wasn't activated, all it said was no signal, could not register in network, your scnd. point is most likely, that happens a lot, when trying to make a micro-SIM out of a "normal" SIM/U-SIM
I bought original Micro SIM, I didn't cut it. Anyway I tried another network sim card. I' glad to say, It's work perfectly.
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so i'm trying a fix a galaxy note att branded i717 note. my friend bought it craiglslist. here's what happens.
phone simply will not accept ANY att sim card. either "active" sim or fresh unactivated sim. same goes for tmobile sim cards. in both cases it will show "no sim/emergency calls only".
fine. i was under the impression that it should ask for some unlock code after inserting tmobile sim card, but it doesnt do that. clearly other MVNO sims didn't work either. note - both att and tmbole sims are 89014xxxxx
interestingly i had a foreign sim card (NON 89014xxxx....). => this works! instead of "no sim/emergency calls only", i simply get no service but no errors either!
WHAT is wrong with this phone? blacklisted? hardware fault? flash a different rom? any ideas?
Possible Sim card port damage...
A common problem with this device ....however, without knowing the history of the device, it becomes very difficult to diagnose...
But I'm leaning toward the Sim slot being damaged, as we have several threads on the subject ...g
From craigslist? Why?
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shortkidd96 said:
From craigslist? Why?
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well there's your problem, i hope you didn't spend too much on it.
I think he paid around 310. But the phone was in like new condition. If the SIM slot us damaged then why it would only reject tmob,att ones? It should reject every sim.
thx for ur responses. Appreciate it
chagla said:
I think he paid around 310. But the phone was in like new condition. If the SIM slot us damaged then why it would only reject tmob,att ones? It should reject every sim.
thx for ur responses. Appreciate it
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I think I can help. Try resetting your phone, reinstalling the rom, or there is a bad thing going on with your phone. Are you sure itbis from AT&T? If the SIM card slots do not work, gently use a cloth to clean them. Is it a micro SIM card or did you cut a regular one down yourself? thank me if anything I mention fixes the problem.
hi, thanks everybody for posting. some strange things happening.
I tested two Tmobile MVNO (ultra and ptel) sim cards, both work! I didn't try simple mobile yet.
i found ONE tmobile and ONE at&t sim card that gets read properly. then i tried few other att/tmobile sim cards and they are rejected. !!!??!!!
I think i need to go the debug mode and change some settings there? *#197328640#
clearly sim slot is not broken. imei is not blocked.
how can you see that there is a region lock on either the SIM card holder is broken
There will always be No SIM, Insert sim card.
In another samsung s3 does the SIM card is perfect, so the SIM card is not the problem!
Maybe someone can help me here ?
Sorry for my bad english
SIM holder is broken, if phone was network locked it would prompt you for the unlock code. Best try another SIM card first, but it sounds like you need a service centre.
you are very sure?
thx
pollerita said:
you are very sure?
thx
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Of course holder is a mechanical / hardware part .
One a network locked phone see your phone vendor
again thx
Verizon Note II, yeah, the right place.
Known as a Global GSM phone, it should work with T-Mobile SIM card without any setting, right? At least for Voice.
However, when I inserted the SIM and turn it on, the phone shows "No SIM Card", exactly same as when it has no SIM card inside.
I suspect 1) the SIM card slot broken? or 2) BAD ESN?
Please advise! Thanks!!
chan_max said:
Verizon Note II, yeah, the right place.
Known as a Global GSM phone, it should work with T-Mobile SIM card without any setting, right? At least for Voice.
However, when I inserted the SIM and turn it on, the phone shows "No SIM Card", exactly same as when it has no SIM card inside.
I suspect 1) the SIM card slot broken? or 2) BAD ESN?
Please advise! Thanks!!
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Please check the baseband and imei too....
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Hello all, i just bought one of these phones on ebay. Im not sure if the SIM slot if working. I put an inactive T-moblie and also an old AT&T sim card in there, but the lock screen shows "No SIM card" with a picture of a sim card with a red exclaimation point underneath that it says "no sim card inserted emergency calls only". I wanted to activate it on T-mobile or Straighttalk, but before i buy a new sim with a months plan i'd like to make sure that its working. Does the phone show this message with an inactive sim card inserted? or only when there is NO sim card inserted. Thanks for any help.
Mr Stapler said:
Hello all, i just bought one of these phones on ebay. Im not sure if the SIM slot if working. I put an inactive T-moblie and also an old AT&T sim card in there, but the lock screen shows "No SIM card" with a picture of a sim card with a red exclaimation point underneath that it says "no sim card inserted emergency calls only". I wanted to activate it on T-mobile or Straighttalk, but before i buy a new sim with a months plan i'd like to make sure that its working. Does the phone show this message with an inactive sim card inserted? or only when there is NO sim card inserted. Thanks for any help.
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I have two amazes. One had a broken SIM slot. The other was normal.
The one with the broken SIM slot showed the no SIM card even when I used my good SIM card.
One of the guys from the forum sent me the phone to tinker with along with the $9 part. I fixed it and now, with an old non active SIM card in it it shows a cell signal. But no data.And when I try to make a call it goes straight to T-Mobile.
It's a very easy fix if you can get the party and the tiny torx driver to remove the screws.
How much did you spend buying the phone?
Chevy
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Get a new SIM first, then a new SIM slot replacement if it doesn't work.
Mr Stapler said:
Hello all, i just bought one of these phones on ebay. Im not sure if the SIM slot if working. I put an inactive T-moblie and also an old AT&T sim card in there, but the lock screen shows "No SIM card" with a picture of a sim card with a red exclaimation point underneath that it says "no sim card inserted emergency calls only". I wanted to activate it on T-mobile or Straighttalk, but before i buy a new sim with a months plan i'd like to make sure that its working. Does the phone show this message with an inactive sim card inserted? or only when there is NO sim card inserted. Thanks for any help.
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Check with T-Mobile first, you might need to get a new SIM card.
If a new SIM does not fix the issue, just go with Chevy's suggestion and buy a new SIM part from ebay.com. Make sure you use the right tools, and an anti-static wrist strap may help! :good:
If you bought an Amaze at this point in time for over 130$, you probably didn't get the best deal considering how it isn't working right. I really don't understand why people still are buying Amazes when there's much nicer HTC phones lol.
I recently purchased a locked 920 that has a sim card issue. I knowingly bought the phone broken since I was getting it for a good price (70$).
Either way, every time you put the phone in, it displays a message stating that the sim card is missing or invalid. Some forums told me to put a piece of tape under the sim card tray before putting in the sim card , but it didn't work unfortunately...
I need help on finding the part to replace my phone. I'll try opening it up later to see if one of the contacts are bent.
rizi7654321 said:
Without unlocking the phone it won't accept any unofficial sim card.
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I know that. Unfortunately it doesn't prompt me with an option to enter the unlock code when I open the phone with the new sim card inside.
gstavaris said:
I know that. Unfortunately it doesn't prompt me with an option to enter the unlock code when I open the phone with the new sim card inside.
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the pins in the sim card slot are likely broken. this is a common issue with this phone if someone used a sim card adapter inside of it.